Infinera to raise $150 million through IPONews & Analysis 2/26/2007 Post a commentInfinera Inc., the start-up that used a proprietary InP processes to integrate photonic and electronic elements in photonic ICs and which has raised over $330 million in venture capital funding since its founding in 2000, is to raise $150 million through an IPO.

Showa Denko tips hybrid process for compound semisNews & Analysis 2/20/2007 Post a commentJapanese conglomerate Showa Denko K.K. is claiming a major breakthrough in the production of compound semiconductors based on gallium nitride (GaN) and other nitrides with a process dubbed "Hybrid PPDTM." The company has already started building a plant at its Chiba site that uses the process, to make devices targeted at blue/white LEDs.

Bookham CEO resigns as cuts biteNews & Analysis 2/16/2007 Post a commentGiorgio Anania, president and CEO of Bookham Inc., has stepped down from his executive positions and resigned his director's seat following the board's decision to make cuts to the company's operations.

More cutbacks feared at Bookham's UK fabsNews & Analysis 2/2/2007 Post a commentOptical components supplier Bookham Inc. is looking to make further redundancies at its U.K. operations. The company said it is planning to save between $6 million and $7 million per quarter before the September 2007 quarter with the goal of reaching breakeven this year.

More cutbacks feared at Bookham's UK fabsNews & Analysis 2/2/2007 Post a commentOptical components supplier Bookham Inc. is looking to make further redundancies at its U.K. operations. The company said it is planning to save between $6 million and $7 million per quarter before the September 2007 quarter with the goal of reaching breakeven this year.

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My Mom the Radio StarMax MaxfieldPost a commentI've said it before and I'll say it again -- it's a funny old world when you come to think about it. Last Friday lunchtime, for example, I received an email from Tim Levell, the editor for ...

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